Hat with interchangeable indicia members

ABSTRACT

A hat with one or more interchangeable accessory retention portions the accessory retention portion is formed with the outer surface to create an accessory retention pocket that receives and retains one or more interchangeable accessory indicia member.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is related to and claims benefit to U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application Ser. No. 63/061,866, filed Aug. 6, 2020, entitled HATWITH INTERCHANGEABLE INDICIA MEMBERS, the entirety of which isincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to hat accessory device and system, andmore particularly to a device and system for a hat with interchangeableaccessary indicia for display about the hat.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Hats are generally decorated on the forward facing portion above the hatbill or brim with permanent screen printed or embroidered indicia, suchas logos, sports teams, characters, business indicia, and more. Manysports fans will wear hats with their favorite sports team logo. Kidswear hats, such as baseball caps, when playing for organized sportsleagues, and may have unique logos and/or individual number stitched tothe hat, such as the front, side(s) and/or back of the hat.

There is a need in the art for a hat with interchangeable indiciamembers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention advantageously provides a hat with interchangeableaccessary indicia for display about the hat that are selectable and/ortradeable by the wearer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a principal objectis to provide a hat with a standard bill or a brim, made of any hatmaterial, the hat includes an accessory retention portion. The accessoryretention portion formed with the hat, such as being sewn or otherwiseaffixed to the outer surface of the hat.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, another object isto provide an easily customizable hat that can easily and quickly changethe logo or other indicia being displayed on the hat. For example, thewearer may want to switch between a logo of a professional football teamand a professional hockey team. The wearer may alternatively wish todisplay a particular number associated with the wearers sport number orthe number of a professional athlete.

Accordingly to a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention, anobject is to provide a hat comprising a crown portion having a dome, abrim extending from the dome, and an accessory retention portioncreating a pocket for maintaining interchangeable indicia memberspositioned about the hat, the accessory retention portion receiving theunique interchangeable indicia members for display.

Accordingly to yet another non-limiting embodiment of the presentinvention, an object is to provide unique interchangeable indiciamembers may be received and/or inserted in the accessory retentionportion via sliding vertically and/or horizontally, either from theinside of the hat or the outside of the hat.

Other objects will become evident as the present invention is describedin detail below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the present application are described herein in whichsimilar elements are given similar reference characters, and a morecomplete understanding of the present invention, and the attendantadvantages and features thereof, will be more readily understood byreference to the following detailed description when considered inconjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a hat with interchangeableaccessary indicia in accordance with the principles of the presentembodiment;

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the hat withinterchangeable accessary indicia of FIG. 1 in accordance with theprinciples of the present embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hat with interchangeableaccessary indicia of FIG. 1 in accordance with the principles of thepresent embodiment; and

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a hat with multipleinterchangeable accessory indicia about the hat in accordance with theprinciples of the present embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention advantageously provides a hat with interchangeableaccessary indicia for display about the hat. The present inventioncontemplates various types of hat styles that may incorporate theinterchangeable accessary indicia.

Accordingly, the system and method components have been representedwhere appropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing onlythose specific details that are pertinent to understanding theembodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the disclosurewith details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill inthe art having the benefit of the description herein.

Referring now to the drawings figures in which like referencedesignators refer to like elements. FIG. 1 shows an exemplary hat withinterchangeable accessary indicia constructed in accordance with theprinciples of the present invention and designated generally as hat“10.” In particular, the hat 10 may be a hat with a standard bill 12 ora brim, made of any hat material. The hat 10 includes an accessoryretention portion 16.

The accessory retention portion 16 is formed with the hat 10, such asbeing sewn, integrated, or otherwise affixed to the outer surface 18 ofthe hat 10.

Referring now to FIG. 2, the hat 10 with interchangeable accessoryindicia members 22 are provided in an exploded view with theinterchangeable accessory indicia member 22 slightly removed verticallyfrom the accessory retention pocket 20.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-2, the accessory retention portion 16 is formedwith the outer surface to create an accessory retention pocket 20 thatreceives and retains one or more interchangeable accessory indiciamember 22. The accessory retention portion 16 includes a peripheralinner lip 24 that extends at least partially around the accessoryretention portion 16. The peripheral inner lip 24 extends over the outeredge 26 of the one or more accessory indicia member 22.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the hat 10 with interchangeable accessoryindicia members 22 are provided in an exploded view with theinterchangeable accessory indicia member 22 completely removed from theaccessory retention pocket 20.

Referring now to FIG. 4, a non-limiting embodiment provides the hat 10with alternatively placed accessory retention portion 16 on both theside 28 and the front 30 of the hat, each accessory retention portion 16configured for holding the one or more interchangeable accessory indiciamember 22. In the instant embodiment, the accessory indicia member 22 onthe side 28 provides an exemplary number providing customizable hats forsports teams and individual player numbers or other individualizedindicia.

In a non-limiting embodiment, the accessory retention pocket 20 isconstructed to receive the interchangeable accessory indicia members 22vertically in relation to the hat 10 as indicated by the exploded viewsillustrated in FIGS. 2-3.

In one non-limited embodiment, the interchangeable accessory indiciamembers 22 may be tokens to be traded amongst other children, similar toplaying cards.

In one non-limited embodiment, the interchangeable accessory indiciamembers 22 may be designed with logos, numbers, or other designs fordisplay about the hat 10.

As used herein, when the term “and/or” is used, it shall include allcombinations of one or more of the associated described items.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the presentinvention is not limited to what has been particularly shown anddescribed herein above. In addition, unless mention was made above tothe contrary, it should be noted that all of the accompanying drawingsare not to scale. A variety of modifications and variations arecontemplated in light of the above teachings without departing from thescope and spirit of the invention. It will be readily apparent thatvarious changes may be made thereto without departing from the spiritand scope of the disclosure or sacrificing all of its materialadvantages. The examples and embodiments described herein are merelyexemplary of the instant disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hat comprising: a crown portion; at least oneof a bill and a brim portion; and an accessory retention portionintegrated with said crown portion.
 2. The hat of claim 1, wherein saidaccessory retention portion integrated via sewing.
 3. The hat of claim1, further comprising interchangeable accessory indicia members thatsecure with said accessory retention portion.
 4. The hat of claim 1,wherein said accessory retention portion includes an outer surfacecreating an accessary retention pocket constructed and arranged toreceive and retain a plurality of interchangeable accessory indiciamembers.
 5. The hat of claim 4, wherein said accessory retention portionfurther includes a peripheral inner lip that extends at least partiallyaround said accessory retention portion.
 6. The hat of claim 5, whereinsaid peripheral inner lip extends over an outer edge of said pluralityof interchangeable accessory indicia members.
 7. A hat comprising: acrown portion having a dome; a brim extending from said dome; and anaccessory retention portion positioned about said hat for receivingunique interchangeable indicia members for display.
 8. The hat of claim7, wherein said accessory retention portion providing easily and quicklyinterchangeable change indicia displayed about said hat.
 9. The hat ofclaim 7, further comprising at least two accessory retention portionsabout positioned about said hat, each of said accessory retentionportions configured for holding an interchangeable accessory indiciamember.
 10. A hat comprising: a crown portion having a dome; a brimextending from said dome; and an accessory retention portion creating apocket for maintaining interchangeable indicia members positioned aboutsaid hat, said accessory retention portion receiving vertically saidinterchangeable indicia members for display.
 11. The hat of claim 10,wherein said interchangeable indicia members providing customizable hatsfor sports teams.
 12. The hat of claim 10, wherein said interchangeableindicia members are tradeable tokens.